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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28
ANARCHISTS
Are Threatening Another Outbreak
at Chicago.
Cry of Alarm Goes Out That a Second
Haymarket Riot Is Near at Hand.

CHICAGO, ILL, May 20.-The Star, the or
gan OF the Knights of Labor of this city,
publishes this evening a secret circular
Iately issued by the International Work
mems Protective Association in reference
to the forming of small organizations
throughout the city for the purpose of
"overturning the whole social fabricn
The Star says:
Ihat the horfying scenes OF the Haymar.
ket massacre, which took place on that memor-
able night Une year this month, are shortly to
be re-enactcd is a fact which will establish IT,
self clearly in the minds of every one when it
becomes generally known that the reds and
Anarchists arc re-organizing their forces
throughout the city. Secret meetings are held
nightly and incendiary speeches delivered by
men who are so utterly devoid of principles as
only genuine Anarchists can be. Just where and
at what hour those meetings are being held can
not at present be determined, but
mat revolutionary measures are being adopted
by the International Workmen's Protective
Association is an undenabe fact. The utmost
secrecy is observed, and, to escape the fear Of
detection, only six members are allowed to be
present AT any one meeting, thus avoiding all
suspicion which would be occaSioned by the
gathering of crowd. Disregarding the fate Of
their socalled martyred comrades they are
contemplating plan OF organization and attack
which will inevitably bring about a repetition
of the scenes enacted at the Haymarket on the
fourth day OF last May"
The secret circular which the Star pub
fishes is addressed to all members of the
International Workmen's Protective Asso-
ciation, and urges the following plan Of
organization: No group to exceed five in
number. After the first five are organized
let them select central organizer, and
separate again, each individual starting
another group of his own, numbering five.
By this system never more than six will
come together. The organizer alone be.
comes familiar with the twenty-five, and
so on, until the city is hOncycombed with
groups, into which detective cam not pen
citrate beyond very limited length" The
circular concludes with these words:
"Toward our despolcrs we owe no love,
we claim no pity, we extend no olive
branch. Time presses. The necessity is
urgent" The .Stdr says
1T is alleged that the most rabid members OF
the organization are in favor Of providing them
selves with bombs and otherimplemcnts ofhcl
ish warfare, Prominent members of the interna
tional order are known be in constant and So.
crct communication with Herr Most, the Anarch.
is.ic leader in New York. Under his advice a
concentration Of all the forces is now on foot
in this city and elsewhere, and the fact that a
most damnable plot is contemplated can not
be denied. This movement has been on foot for
some time past, but as the utmost secrecy has
been observed, it was not until to-day that the
above fact lealled ont
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28
A pEvoUT JESUlT'S DEED.

ue Smasbes n Statuctte of st. Theresa, IN
the Alamo, san Antonio, Texas, Because
There was u Masonic Emblem ON Its
Breast.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May l9,-T. I. Coyle,
editor of the Southeast Chronicle, Catholc
paper, published in this city, created quite
n sensation Tuesday afternoon, by gong 10
the Alamo with a sledge-hammcr and
smashingt pieces q statuette of st Theresa
The statuary has stood in the Alamo since
1867. On the breast of the image was
Masonic emblem. consisting of square and
COMPASS. This is what gave offense TO the
editor, who is a very devout Jesuit ana
who was in the Irish company OF Pontihcal
volunteers during the Garibaldi war
covle was arrested and was inter-
viewed, in jail, by your correspond
ept. He said that the statuette was
an offcnse to Catholics, and sointendcd' he
had written Governor Ross to nave IL re,
moved, and that official replied that he could
not order its removal without consent Oh
the city of San Antonio. He stated tbat IL
was his intention to blow up the Alamo
with dynamite, If he could not otherwise
secure the removal Of the obJectlohapie
image,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28

WABASH, IND, May 22,-The report of a
peculiar accident comes from Roam, this
county. A lady boarded Wabash and
Western passenger train, and by mistake
went into the smoking car and sat down
After the train had got in motion pierre
ing scream brought the train hands into
the smoker, when the lady was discovered
wrapped in flames. After much difficulty
the flames were subducd. The lady had
seated herself upon lighted cigar stump,
She wore a ccluloid hustle before the ac-
pi1put
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28
Salyationist Schemes.

B PITTsBURGH, Pa, May 24.-The head Off.
GERS Of the Salvation Army were in the
city this morning. Marshal Boiling Booth,
son of General Booth, who has charge of
the American forces, was the central
figure He is just returning to New York
from tour Of the West. He has a new
scheme on foot, and will erect number Of
large tents throughout the SouthernStates.
These will take the place of barracks,
and be sufficiently large to accommodate
upward of five thousand people. He has
also purchased large church building in
New York forS2 ,000 in which one hundred
cadets will be trained. Mr.. Booth stated
that the doctrine and teachings of the Sal
vation Army was rapidly spreading, and
that to-day in the United States they had
upwards of three hundred ministers who
were rroclaiming their truths to thou
sands.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28
"a LITTLE NONSENSE"

Hard to DScourage-the banana
peel; the public has always sat down
on it.--Detroit Free Press.
The cobbler's boy unruly gets, and
good behavior lacks; It's then he sadly
stands in need of genuine cobbler'a
whackS.
No, John, lady-bug is not so called
because Of her quiet, modest ways,
but of the chromatic gorgeousness of
her bonnet-LVe.
Little Bess (who is so much ac-
customed to see baby creep that she
thinks it is his natural mode of travel
ing)-''Oh mamma, come quick! Baby
is standing on his hind legs
When you congratulate your
barber on the birth of an infant son.
You can make your reputation for wit
by referring in a flattering manner to
"the little shaver. "-LoweU Citizen.
The first time old Fogiboy saw q
telegraph line he remarked: "Cracky!
but it takes a heap o wire to keep
them poles steady, and it must be
plaguey expensive, tooH'-Boston
Transcript.
Jam of a different kind
Juhnnys fingers were deep in the Jam,
And sweet peaceful smile spread him o'er;
Yet he didn't seem gay
When later that day
They were deep in the Jam of the door.
Washington Critic.
The soprano of a certain choir Is
milliner week days. jenkins AYERS
that she sang on Sunday a certain line
of a familiarhymn-"Praise the mount,
In fixed upon it''-as follows:
Raise tn amount, I've fixed bonnet
But jenkins hearing is notoriously
unreliable,-Springfeid Union.
bring up child the way" etc
Teachcr-"Now, where will you 80 il
you tell falschood?' Boy-"ro the
grocer's." Theacher-"To the gro
GERS? What do YOU mean?" Boy
"Why, pop always tells me to tell them
he will pay tomorrow; but he don't,
all the same. y Golden Rule.
-.Bagley-"Going to Newport this
summer?n De Baggs-"H'm-well, |
dunno. Maria inclines to Cape May,
Tom wants to take in the Yellowstone,
Hortense thinks there is nothing like
Saratoga, and Mrs. De Baggs has q
hankering after Europe" "And where
do you want to go?' "Me? 0, I'll
take my outing on the street cars
riding to the Office every day. Just
the same as last summer---just the
same, n-Phtladelphia Call.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28

without making the vain EFFORT 10 nrcvent nil
!uiS, II ueemed itself fully justified in granting
utuClo oi temporary suspension in some of the
t, Vn'lous cases and where special grounds
~ ~ urgency were shown, without first making
M a,t,ea''gatlon complete for final action leav
..IhS other cases, not thought to be SO strong on
@ ,.,o auilhNtlFc showing TO take the more delib-
oIale course. This method Of proceeding the
tOh,ihlssloh, at the time believed. had impor-
ai Sahe advantages, and it still believes will con-
uuVc 10 lhe best results in the end
so,i1 10y speaR strongly and earnestly Of the rea-
o"o lor granting your application But in order
TO warrant its being granted, It is moi enouph
WA. wa. tne application, If considered by itself ap-
pears 10 have merits. The commission must
CONSIDER IN each case what effect the giving Of
teliei .i 10 one applicant will have upon other in.
uies's ana your knowledge OF railroad matters
iuust enable you TO perceive that in some sec.
tons Of the country the granting of one applica-
tloh may so effect the interests OF other roads as
W crealc q necessity for the like relief to sew
cru more, the satisfaction of one plan begetting
othcrS u Whlch are equally meritorious, until, II
az are satlshcd, the exception becomes the
ruie but when such a result is probable. the
reasons Tor declining to make any Temporary
oTucfs are very conclusive. The commission
ces,hot consent deliberately to enter upon a
hlshway where to all app arance there Will be
no mating peace within the limits Of its lawful
jurisdiction. II u general suspension of the
long and short-haul clauses OF the statute is
not to be made by single comprehensive
order, neither should the same result be
reached or approached by the granting of sue.
cesslNe orders in individual cases. In whatever
the commission may do it must keep in view
the preservation of the general rule
III IS not our purpose in this communication to
express any opinion as to what ought 10 be the
hnal conclusion upon your application. The
commission is not yet prepared to give its de.
clSloh' ana the purpose OF this answer to your
telegram is merely to place before YOU some OF
the reasons which, up to this time, have pre-
cluded definite action. That injury results to
the parties interested in your road, or to any
other person is sincerely regretted, and your
belief that such is the case will be kept in mind
as a reason for action as prompt as under ctr
cumstanCcs shall seem consistent with duty In
these views the whole commission concur
Very respectfully, yours,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28
VICTORIA'S SIXTY-EIGHTH.
Gala Day Throughout the United King
dom,

LONDON, May 24-Great Britain is en-
fete to-day in honor of Queen Nictoria's
siXty-eighth birthday. Business is almost
entirely suspended throughout the United
Kingdom, flags are flying in all directions,
the members of municipal corporations are
jubllating school-children and inmates Of
warehouses are being feasted and other
wise entertained, and the day is being gen.
orally observed on a more general scale
than during any year since Her Majesty's
accession to the throne. The Queen her
self, surrounded by her children, grand
children, at-grandchildren and repre-
sentatives Of the many royal families with
which she is connected by blood and mar
riagc, is quietly celebrating the day at
Windsor Castle. The booming Of cannon,
followed by a merry peal from the bells OF
the parish church, awoke the royal sleep
ers at dawn, and alter breakfast the roya
family attended divine service in tht
chapel attached to the castle. Numerou:
telegraphic congratulations from Paris
Berlin, Madrid and other points on tht
Continent were received during the morn
ing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28
COLLISION AT SEA.
several Passengers Are Killed or Drowned
and Many Wounded.

New YoRK, May 90 - The steamship
Britannia, of the White Star Line, which
left New York for Liverpool on Wednes.
day last, ran into the steamship Celtic
OF the same line, bound for New York
on Thursday morning, during dense
log, off Nantucket. The Celtic was
struck just abaft the mizzcn rigging
and badly damaged. The Britannia
however, sustained even greater injury,
and was obliged to turn back to this port,
arriving off the bar with the Celtic about
noon today. The captains of both vessels
were on the lookout for other vessels and
icetergs at the time of the collision, the
fog being unusually heavy. Four grown
persons and little girl, all stcerage pas
sengers on the Britannia, were killed and
seven or eight persons injured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28
GAS IN A CAN.


ANDERSON, ND, May q. Two lads, John
Flahvin and "Shorty" Commons, aged
respectively twelve and sixteen years.
found an old varnish can, which would
hold about eight gallons, and taking
it to the Doxey gas well, connected it
with one of the small pipes through
which gas escapes and filled the can with
gas They then stopped the hole and
the spout of the can and carried it TO the
Midland depot platform. Here Commons
began blowing in the larger hole in the
can, and Flanville applied lighted match
to the spout. An immense explosion fol-
lowed. Both boys were badly hurt, Com
mons fatally. The concussion did consid.
cradle damage to the Midland depot.
There was but little gas in the can at the
time the match was applied, as there
was no way of COMPRISING it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAl.
Buffalo has a citizen who staggers
under the name Of "Carbolic G. Magin-

Buffalo has citizen who staggers
under the name of "Carbolic G. Magin-
MIS-
Mime. Nilsson, under the terms Of
her marriage with Count Miranda, re-
tains absolute control Of all her for
tune,-Boston Budget
Only two of the original Hutchin-
son Family of singers, it is stated, are
now living, viz: John and Abby. John
w. Hutchinson resides at High Rock,
Lynn, Mass. His sister, Mrs. Abby
| Hutchinson Patton, lives in New York
City, but spends her summers at the
| old homestead in Milford, n. H.
One Of the best business men we
know was drcadfully stupid boy in
| numbers; one of the best writer's could
not spell (which without st" one
of the best orators was a wretched
reader in his first school year; one OF
the best teachers was mischieyous al
most to viciousness Discordant notes
in childhood do not necessarily mean
lack of harmony or success in life
Boston Journal Of Education.
| --Postmaster-General Villas is pro-
| nounced the orator of Clcveland's Cab
met, though Lamar is not far behind.
Bayard is, of course, good talker.
Fairchild is an interesting though not a
great speaker. Garland is by no means
eloquent, but is brilliant logician.
Whitney is a quick, nervous talker,
like ex-Secretary Chandler. Endicott
is the only member of the Cabinet who
has no reputation as public speaker.
MIR Frederic Keppel, of New York,
: has reproduction from plate by Mil
let, made famous by little incident
connected with the sad story of the
artists life. 1t was design for the
frontispiece of a sheet of music, which
music dealer had engaged Millet to
, make but when the artist asked six
dollars as payment, the music dealer
t kicked him from the door. Mr.. Keppel
Il paid six hundred dollars for the im-
k fpression Of the plate, e,-Nationat Vtew.
The one distinguishing feature of
the Tom-Ri-Jon family at Jersey City,
!. n. j., is the striking names of its men,
a bers The eldest son is called Rctala-
5 ton and another rejoices in the name
n Of Avenger. These titles were be-
d slowed when the father was incarcer-
d ated in Boston jail for peddling the
!, Lunatic When he started the Volcano
\ the names of the newborn children
"a were suggestive of the paper. One
/. was christened Vesuvius and the other
Etna
Reuben NJ West, a colored barber
of Richmond, Va, known to more
prominent men of the State than any
"a member of his race, died recently il
d that city in the eighty-scventh year Of
" his age. He was the last survivor o
n the famous old Blues band, n compan,
e. of light infantry formed in 1889, ant
T. u, still maintaining a healthy existence,
IL Fifty years ago West was noted as hav
N ing fifteen or twenty thousand dollar
invested in the African slave trade
Chicago Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28

WASHINGTON, May 24.-The Interior De-
partment has had struck off at the Phila.
delphia Mint a number of Indian peace
medals, with bust Of President Cleveland
on one side and on the reverse an engrav-
ed scene representing a settler and an In.
dian. Above is the word peace and be.
low is a tomahawk and pipe crossed
These medals are given to such Indians as
induce their tribes to relinquish their
savage customs for those of civilization
and peace
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28
WORST OF ALL CRIMES"


WASHINGTON, May "a The President to-
day denied the application for pardon in
the case of James j. Stanley, who was
convicted, April l3, of fraudulent registra-
tion and sentenced to ninety days impris
onment in the jail at st. Louis. The Pres
ident indorsed the application as follows
Denied. l can not pardon crime against
the election laws except it be in case
tions for clemency. | consider such of
fenses the worst Of all crimes, and know
Of none the punishment of which is moro
important to the public.n
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28
A sawm,il Boiler Wrecks the MIL anu i"'
lures Five Men.

GAIt,roris, O., May l9,-A boiler at tht
sowmill of Beth a. Morrison exploded las'
Tucsdny. wrecking the mill and injurlne
ave men, three fatally. james Salgue, nre
man had leg broken and was terribly
sna,dcd @ but may live; James Valentine
was scaldod nearly all over ana there ~ y
scarcely hope for him; John Dray' lel
crushed and scaldcd nearly from head te
foot; Jesse Stone, bad cuts and bruises on m
head but his condition is hopeful Charles
Rrown, A one-armed soldier,wlth wlio ano
svo children, late from Maiden, W. va
honnened in the mill at the time OF the "e
',ins,, and bnd his brains blown out.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28

WAsHINGToN, May 22.-Sccretary Fair
child has granted the request of the Pa
citc Coast Steamship Company for por-
mission to bond dutiablc goods for trans
portation from one point in the United
States to another via the Canadian Pacific
railroad. This gives a competing trans
continental route not subject to the re
strictions of the Interstate commerce
law
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28

The Miners of Wentz d Co., at Hazlebroolt
Pa, Who Have Been on II Strike for Sew
eral Weeks, IIeartlessly Evictcd From
Their Houses by the sheriff and Plnker-
tons Detectives.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, May 19--The men en-
ployed in the mines operated by j. S. Wentz
q Co, at Ha2lebrook, have been on strike
for several weeks, and on Saturday the
company began the forcible eviction of the
mems families from their homes.
The whole village and the land lying
around it for miles is owned by the com
pany and they will not sell or lease foot
Of It, Every employe is compelled to rent
miserable hovcl from the company and
sign a cut-throat lease waving every right
as a tenant. On Saturday Deputy Sheriff
Brockway, backed by number of Pinkcr-
ton men, appeared in the village and with
out warning began to turn the people out,
Six families, with all their effects, were
thrown on the hillside. Everything the
houses contained was thrown out Of doors
and windows, the women and children
driven out and the doors locked behind
them.
The company had given notice that any
tenant aflording shelter to the evictcd,
would himself be dispossessed, and not a
soul in the village dare take the unfortun-
ates in. Mrs. Dunlavey was sick in bed
when the officers entered. She was put
out and the bed thrown after her, and it
was with difficulty that she Obtained per-
mission to stay that night at neishbor's.
She was the only one thus favored The
other women and children had to sleep on
the ground, without roof or shelter. The
company would not even allow wagons TO
come on their land to remove them.
The strike grew out Of efforts Of the
Knights Of Labor to break up the "Pluck
Me- store system Of the company, which
eats up the scanty wages of the men. The
condition Of the miners has been one of
absolute slavery. When news Of the
evictions reached here assistance was sent
to bring the homeless people here and the
Knights began legal proceedings on Tues
day to test the legality of the leases but tho
company is preparing for further evictions
and the tenants are helpless. Eye witnesses
describe the scenes Of the eviction as most
brutal and great indignation prevails.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28

DAYTON, o., May 23-Potato bugs are TO
be found by the millions in all this neigh
borhood, portions of farms being literally
covered with them. The bugs put in an
appearance before potatoes We're planted,
and in many localities the planting was
delayed in hopes that these Colorado pests
would leave, but they are evidently here
70 stay
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28

WuMtNGToN, n. C., May 2i.-Grant Best,
the negro boy who killed three of his COM
panions and wounded two others at one
shot short time since, was found guilty
of murder in the first degree in tho crimi-
nal court to-day. At the time of the shoot.
ing there was general impression that it
was the result of carelessness. Best is
seventeen wears of age.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28

KEY WEST, FLA, May 22,Ihe Board Of
Health to-day officially announces the ap-
pcarance of a case of yellow fever. The
patient has been here since December last.
He has been visited by experts, all Of
whom pronounce it undoubtedly yellow
fever. He was taken sick on Wednesday
last, and to-day, being the third day, all
the symptoms are developed As the city
is full Of strangers an early exodus is ex-
no1-nI
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28

DUBLIN, May 22-Thc Court of Appeals
has rendered decision in the case of
Father Kellar, the priest of Youghal i'm
prisoned in Kilmainham Jail for refusing
to testify regarding his connection with
the Plan Of Campaign. The Court of Ap-
peals holds that the warrant for Father
Kellar's arrest was illegal, and rcvorscs
the decision Of the Court of Queens Bench,
Father Kellar was released from prison
last evening
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28
Pacific States Currency.

WASHINGTON, May 2O,-Sccretary Fair
child said today that he had not issued
any orders for the substitution OF paper
currency for gold coin as the medium Of
exchange in the Pacific Coast States. He
had been urged to try such an experiment
after the first of July next, but us yet he
has not had time to give the matter the at
tentiou it deserves.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28
Killed by a Pack OF Wolves.

LITTLE Rock, ARK, May 24.-While John
Howell and James Smith were walking
through Fulton County, near the Missouri
line they were attacked by a pack Of
ravcnous wolves. Howell, who was bitten
in the neck, died from his wounds, while
Smith took refuge in farmhouse The
wolves afterward attacked three fisher.
men near the same place and injured
James Thompson SO badly that he is ex.
peCted to die,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28
Garficld's Funeral EXPENSES.

WAsuINGToN, May 20. First Comptroller
Durham has disallowed the claim of W.
X. Spear, an undertaken of Washington,
for 81, $50 for services at the funeral of cx-
President Garfield, A point was raised in
this case that the claim was made against
the Government, and not against the
estate of the cX-President
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-05-28
-Four Train Robbers Arrested.

SAN ANTONIO, TEN, May 2,-Deputy
Marshals Bell and Edward Van River, of
San Antonio, and Thomas Bates, of Aus
tin, Tex, reached here this evening on the
westbound sunset train, having in charge
four men concerned in the robbery of the
Pacific Express car on Thursday night last
at Mcneil crossing, ten miles north of
Austin, on the International and Great
Nnrthorn railway